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o Record Labels Drop Suit Against ISPs Over Chinese Site Listen4Ever
o Video Compression Developer On2 Technologies Raises New Funding
o Regal Cinemas Signs Two-Year Deal to Use HP Digital Distribution Network
o Anti-Piracy Public Service Ads to Screen Before Movies
o Salon Media Receives Extension From Nasdaq on Delisting

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o Record Labels Drop Suit Against ISPs Over Chinese Site Listen4Ever

Washington -- Thirteen record labels that had asked a federal judge to
compel several U.S. Internet service providers to block access to a
China-based website offering thousands of songs for download over the
Internet have dropped their case, as the site -- Listen4Ever.com -- has
apparently since gone offline. When contacted by the Associated Press, a
reply e-mail from a representative for the site, identified as Mike Smith,
said only, "For some reason, the site is closed and will never come back."
Record labels including Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Bros.
sued to have Internet access providers including AT&T Broadband, Sprint
and Cable & Wireless block their subscribers' access to Listen4Ever.com.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a trade group
representing major record labels, said it may revive the suit if the site
reappears. "This has been an effective partnership between IFPI and RIAA
that shows there is a seamless worldwide web of anti-piracy enforcement,"
said RIAA chairman and CEO Hilary Rosen.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/797395.asp?0dm=C1ALT
http://www.riaa.org
http://www.listen4ever.com
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o Video Compression Developer On2 Technologies Raises New Funding

New York -- On2 Technologies, a developer of video compression technology,
announced that it raised $600,000 in new funding from existing investors
and the company's board of directors. The company believes this funding
will cover its costs until it begins to collect on work and software
delivered in the third quarter. New York-based On2 also said its chairman,
CEO and CFO will work without salaries until the end of the year, and that
the company will relocate most of its facilities and operations to its
Albany Technical Center to sharply cut costs. On2 said it will not incur
any layoffs associated with the move. "I hope that investors appreciate
that management is making a sacrifice in the hundreds of thousands of
dollars because we believe in our products and employees," said On2 chief
financial officer Mark J. Meagher. "If this company was worth $25 million
in the spring, I believe it is worth much more now."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/020819/nym142_1.html
http://www.on2.com
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o Regal Cinemas Signs Two-Year Deal to Use HP Digital Distribution Network

Palo Alto, Calif. -- Regal Entertainment Group, which owns 550 U.S. movie
theaters, announced on Thursday that its Regal CineMedia Corporation
subsidiary has signed a two-year agreement to use HP desktops and servers
for its digital distribution network. The companies said that over the
next year, the HP systems -- used to deliver on-screen and in-lobby
marketing and advertising products, as well as sports, education and
entertainment content -- will be installed in 400 theaters, including
Regal Cinemas, Edwards Theatres and United Artist Theatres.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020822/220199_1.html
http://www.regalcinemedia.com
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o Anti-Piracy Public Service Ads to Screen Before Movies

Aspen, Colo. -- A major movie theater chain has agreed to run public
service announcements before films that aim to deter copyright
infringement, the Associated Press reported. News Corp. president Peter
Chernin told an industry conference in Aspen, Colorado that an as yet
undisclosed theater chain will run the announcements, in addition to their
airing on television and being included on home video releases. Chernin
said the theme of the ads will be to show the effect that copyright
infringement has on non-celebrity film industry employees, like makeup
artists and gaffers.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-Online-Piracy.html
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o Salon Media Receives Extension From Nasdaq on Delisting

San Francisco -- With its market value down to $1.4 million, San
Francisco-based Salon Media Group, which publishes online magazine
Salon.com, has received an extension from an impending delisting of its
shares from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. Although the company failed to
meet the Nasdaq's minimum price and market value requirement, the Nasdaq
said that the company's stock could continue to trade as long as it met
certain other conditions.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020821/210323_1.html
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(Redmond, Wash.) Microsoft announced that it will release a version of its
MSN Internet access service for Mac users, including an MSN browser
compatible with the Mac, early next year. The company will also offer a
subscription version of the services it offers through MSN to users not
subscribed to the MSN Internet access service. Rival America Online
recently introduced a version of its own Internet access service for Mac
users.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/020822/tech_microsoft_apple_1.html

(Seattle) Online retailer Amazon.com on Thursday announced a music
recommendation service that will offer its customers a 60-minute audio
stream of songs from "the best underappreciated CDs of the past year," as
chosen by Amazon.com editors. Seattle-based Amazon said it was motivated
to launch the service by a recent Arbitron/Edison Media Research study
showing that consumers who watch or listen to streamed media online bought
more than one and a half times the number of CDs than the average American
in the past year. Artists currently appearing on the "Amazon Recommends"
stream include Wilco, The Flaming Lips and Cato Salsa Experience.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/222340162&ticker=
http://www.amazon.com/music

(San Francisco) Trymedia Systems, a provider of secure content
distribution over peer-to-peer networks, said on Thursday that over 5
million video games have been legitimately downloaded using its ActiveMark
technology. Game publishers including Infogrames, Ubi Soft, Digital Fusion
and 3D Groove have released games using San Francisco-based Trymedia's
technology, on file-sharing services including Altnet, Centerspan's
Scour.com and Xolox. Games are downloaded in a try-before-you-buy format,
where a full version of the game is released upon payment.
http://www.trymedia.com

(Agoura Hills, Calif.) Line 6, a developer of digital music products for
musicians, announced on Thursday that it has partnered with the Berklee
College of Music to offer musicians online lessons derived from the
Berklee curriculum. Agoura Hills, Calif.-based Line 6 will distribute the
guitar and bass lessons, which include play-along audio files, lead
sheets, tablature, notation and text, through its GuitarPort application.
http://www.berklee.edu
http://www.line6.com

(Chicago) Tribune Broadcasting announced on Thursday that the WB Network
-- in which it holds a 22 percent stake -- will begin broadcasting some of
its prime time programs in high-definition format next month. The WB will
provide viewers with HDTV-compatible sets five hours of HDTV programming
per week, including shows like "Smallville" and "Reba."
http://www.tribune.com/about/news/2002/wb_hdtv.htm
http://www.thewb.com

(Los Angeles) Square Electronic Arts, which publishes all SquareSoft video
games in North America, and Disney Interactive said on Thursday that they
have commissioned Japanese pop singer Utada Hikaru to provide a track for
its upcoming "Kingdom Hearts" title for PlayStation 2, due for release on
Sept. 17. Utada also appears on the Japanese version of the game, which
was released in March and thus far has sold over 860,000 copies.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/222340001&ticker=
http://www.playonline.com
http://www.kingdomhearts.com
http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/hikki/

(Brea, Calif.) Consumer electronics firm PoGo Products on Thursday
announced the release of its RipFlash DX, a device that allows audio from
virtually any source to be converted to Windows Media Audio (WMA) format.
The $219 device comes with 128MB of internal memory with an expansion
slot, and is targeted at consumers wanting to convert their LPs, CDs,
cassettes, voice memos and live recordings into digital format.
http://www.pogoproducts.com

(Novato, Calif.) Sonic Solutions, a provider of DVD creation and editing
software, said on Thursday that its MyDVD and Sonic CinePlayer
applications will be included with TDK Recording Media's double-speed
DVD-R/RW Writer for PC users. Companies including Microsoft, Adobe and
Sony have also licensed Novato, Calif.-based Sonic's DVD creation
software.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/020822/220093_1.html
http://www.sonic.com

(Burbank, Calif.) Warner Bros. Pictures on Thursday launched a new version
of its Harry Potter website, devoted to the upcoming sequel, "Harry Potter
and the Chamber of Secrets." The site features exclusive content,
interactive fan opportunities and news about the movie.
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/222340186&ticker=
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